Stop copper exploration at Horizontal Falls!

Stop copper exploration at Horizontal Falls!

Bulldozers have moved into an area close to the Horizontal Falls to start exploration for a copper mine. Send a message to the Premier asking him to stop the exploration and protect the Kimberley Coast from mining.

I was very concerned to hear about the start of a new copper exploration program near the iconic Horizontal Falls and the Lalang-Garram Horizontal Falls Marine Park. A copper mine in this area would permanently alter this pristine landscape and also create a serious pollution risk for marine life.

In 2011, the previous Government stopped a proposal for copper mining and Horizontal Falls and promised to protect the area. This protection has not yet been achieved and now one of the Kimberley’s most treasured tourism assets is once again threatened by copper mining.

I understand that this exploration was approved by the previous Government months after opening the Marine Park and that it is taking place in the flight path of the tourism planes that fly out to the Falls.

What will the WA Government do to stop this mining exploration and ensure the Horizontal Falls and the Kimberley Coast are protected from mining?